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Alan You must have a very strong Unison branch indeed ... Sc4 is a fairly common grade here in Yorkshire to be a Assistant in charge of a small part time branch. Its not bad practice its hard economic reality. Librarians start at 5/6. -- David Tanner Manager: Stock and Systems Adult and Community Services (Information) North Yorkshire County Council Library HQ 21 Grammar School Lane Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 1DF Tel: 01609 533814 Fax: 01609 780793 email: [log in to unmask] I am reading and enjoying "Matter" by Iain M Banks. http://www.iain-banks.net/ >>> On 19/03/2009 at 1:28 pm, in message <[log in to unmask]>, Alan Wylie <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I would certainly hope that no library authority would leave a member of > staff > alone for any amount of time, this is a basic H&S issue, and I am sure that > UNISON would love to hear about this! > Also I am very surprised that a Sc/4 is put in the position of 'Team Leader' > and > off managing a branch, small or large. > This seems to me like a classic case of asking someone on a relatively low > grade to take on work and responsibilities they are not paid for. > I am afraid that it all sounds like very bad practice. > > Alan Wylie > Asst Librarian > Islington Central Reference Library Access your county council services online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at www.northyorks.gov.uk. WARNING Any opinions or statements expressed in this e-mail are those of the individual and not necessarily those of North Yorkshire County Council. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient. If you receive this in error, please do not disclose any information to anyone, notify the sender at the above address and then destroy all copies. North Yorkshire County Council’s computer systems and communications may be monitored to ensure effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. Although we have endeavoured to ensure that this e-mail and any attachments are free from any virus we would advise you to take any necessary steps to ensure that they are actually virus free. If you receive an ‘out of office’ notice from the person you are contacting and you wish to request information under either the Freedom of Information Act, the Data Protection Act or the Environmental Information Regulations please forward your request by e-mail to the Data Management Team ([log in to unmask]) who will process your request. North Yorkshire County Council.